Assistant City Marshal

Frederick W. Fieldstrup

San Antonio Police Department — San Antonio, TX
Felonious
End of Watch May 29, 1857
Gender Male

Incident

Assistant City Marshal Fieldstrup was shot and killed on the corner of Market Street and Alamo Street in a shoot-out with a notorious gambler and two of his companions. Marshal Fieldstrup and the two companions were killed in the shoot-out.

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169 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Assistant City Marshal Fieldstrup served with the San Antonio Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the San Antonio community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

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Type Other
Location San Antonio, Bexar County, TX
Platform Identity sapd.bexar.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 29, 1857
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Frederick is one of 15,742 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1857, 14 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 166th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

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When

May holds 8% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Fridays: 14.3%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun, in 22.8% of these deaths.

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His people

San Antonio Police Department has 64 officers remembered here, Frederick among them.

Across the years

Assistant City Marshal Frederick W. Fieldstrup

San Antonio Police Department · End of Watch May 29, 1857

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 14-E

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